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Engineering Manager - Frostbite

Frostbite is EA's state-of-the-art multi-platform game development engine, powering games such as Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, Plants vs. Zombies, Need for Speed, Anthem, and Star Wars Battlefront II.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager for the Core Systems Product Area of Frostbite.

The mission of the Core Systems team is to develop state-of-the-art Frostbite core tools and workflows to help the bigger Frostbite team and game teams around the world build bigger and better games.

What you will do as a Frostbite Core Systems Software Engineering Manager

Reporting to the Sr. Engineering Manager leading the Editor and Objects domain of the Core Systems Product Area, you will manage about 7 software engineers in the Objects team.

Responsibilities

• Hiring manager - You hire the right talent and onboard new team members
• Software Engineering Leader - You know how to develop quality software and know if the current plan/work is on track.
• You collaborate with partner teams across the globe.
• You know how to get the best out of a diverse team of people even when delivery pressure is high.
• You lead your team to accomplish agreed upon commitments including features and performance measures
• You coach and grow individuals by providing positive and constructive feedback that matters
• You coach the team to increase collaboration, code quality, and best practices
• You create a learning culture to grow the team's ability to sustainable achieve the teams goals
• You monitor workload and coach team members on handling stress
• You recognize efforts that contribute to the team and the business

We're looking for

• Recent experience in C++ or C# development
• 2+ years leading software teams
• Understanding of different models of software development lifecycles
• Good knowledge of collaborative tools such as the Atlassian toolchain
• Servant leader understanding the value of a healthy work environment
• Ability to multitask, navigate uncertainty, comfortable with change.

Professional interactions expected

• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Editor and Objects domain in Core Systems
• Collaborate with two peers Engineering Managers into developing an inclusive team culture.
• Work with the TDs to ensure that production work has a design and that any local and global architecture effects are understood.
• Work with QV to ensure that we have a clear testing strategy for all current and developing technology, including a clear understanding of benchmarking, code coverage and working together on root cause analysis.
• Work with the Program & Product management team to help build solid plans for the next iteration and track the progress of commitments for this quarter
• Manage directly Individual Contributors

What else is in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages . Since we realize it takes outstanding people to make outstanding games, we offer great benefits packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.

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